LCHS Garnet and Gold game Friday, Aug. 15
The annual Liberty County Bulldogs Garnet and Gold Game will be held Friday, Aug. 15 at the football field in Bristol. There is no charge for admission. The team will accept donations and are in need...
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Ellamae Szumigala
ALTHA – Ellamae Szumigala, 83, of Altha, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 at her home. She was born in Erie, PA, Thursday, Nov. 16, 1930. She worked as a housekeeper for 16 years for Martin Memorial...
View ArticleDallas Brooks Cook
BLOUNTSTOWN – Dallas Brooks Cook, 83, of Blountstown, passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 in Blountstown. He was born in Calhoun County on July 18, 1931 and had lived here all of his life. He was a...
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Driver left hanging upside down but OK after wreck
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor An 18-year-old who was left hanging upside down from his seat belt after his vehicle overturned Thursday afternoon walked away with a few scratches and a mild...
View ArticleLiberty School District staff waiting for word on building project ranking
County School District is anxiously awaiting results from their recent visit with the Department of Education (DOE) to request that priority be assigned to the project to build a new Liberty County...
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Waiting for the numbers
Candidates, their supporters and interested citizens gathered in the Liberty County Courtroom to await the final counts on election night. At right, Bo Sanders gets a congratulatory hug after learning...
View ArticleDonna Louise Osborne Reddick
BRISTOL – Donna Louise Osborne Reddick, 58, of Bristol, passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 in Tallahassee. She was born on June 5, 1956 in Panama City and had lived in Calhoun and Liberty Counties all...
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Car hit log truck at Hosford intersection, driver OK
A run-in with a log truck totaled a 2013 Toyota Corolla early Monday evening in Hosford. The driver of the car, Deborah Sewell, was transported from the scene by ambulance with abrasions and minor...
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Blountstown man critically injured after hitting pole & water main in stolen car
A Blountstown man who reportedly stole a car as he left an outdoor gathering on Boyd Street Thursday night remains in intensive care at Bay Medical Center after he drove it into a utility pole. George...
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Wreck claims life of Hosford man
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor A Hosford man was killed when the truck he was riding in overturned last Wednesday. ., 48, died at the scene of the Sept. 3 accident, which happened at 9 a.m. on SR...
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Fire levels wood-frame home; cause unknown
A wood-frame rental home at 7556 NW Sweet Gum Street was leveled by flames Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called the burning home around 5 p.m. The heat from the fire was so intense it melted the...
View ArticleTolar student OK after snakebite
An eighth-grader at Tolar School was rushed to the emergency room at Calhoun-Liberty Hospital by ambulance last week after he was bitten by a snake. The boy was outside near the concession stand on the...
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Suspicious fire destroys vacant trailer in Bristol
Volunteer firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that engulfed an unoccupied mobile home at 12202 NW Baker Street in Bristol around 10 p.m. last Wednesday night. Bristol Fire Chief Dale Hobby said...
View ArticleAltha Town Clerk out of a job after special council meeting Monday
by Teresa Eubanks, Journal Editor Longtime Altha Town Clerk Jacqueline “Jackie” Smith, 44, is out of a job. The town council voted 3-1 to make some big changes to the position during a special meeting...
View ArticleTelogia man charged with battery on pregnant victim
A Telogia man is facing charges after deputies responded to a call from a woman reporting a fight at their home on Thursday. She stated that her boyfriend, Darrell Burke Sr., 49, pushed her daughter,...
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New owners to open Ace Hard-ware in Bristol
Rick & Cindy Chancy, who are co-owners of the Ace Hardware in Woodville, have purchased the old Strickland Ace Hardware building on SR 20 in Bristol and are in the process of refurbishing it. The...
View ArticleLiberty County Sheriff Nick Finch asks for $2.5 million budget; Commission...
Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch said his budget request of over $2.5 million reflects “what it really takes to run the sheriff’s office.” The Liberty County Commission didn’t agree. He went back to...
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Calhourn Co. Commission hosts groundbreaking ceremony for Pine Island Water...
CALHOUN COUNTY – The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) is providing a grant of nearly $410,000 in grant funding to the Calhoun County Board of County Commissioners for the Pine...
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